Happyleg — we’re Not putting the 4” border back

Have you started thinking about the backsplash, now that you have the new countertop? Your options just opened up considerably. The floor looks soooo much nicer now. The whole room does!

RedRyder — yes! It’s so much better. Nice and bright. I’m considering some of the colors and 2x10 tiles that Beth suggested above.

Ideally, the backsplash should go from counter to cabinets. Now that you have removed the black counters, you will have the opportunity to add the proper counter-to-cabinet backsplash. Remove the existing partial backsplash.
The kitchen is already so much lighter and brighter without the black counter!

Love it already. Backsplash is dated and too busy!

are these too stark white??? with white grout??? I also dont want it to too look to subway-ish

these are 3x12

I like the tiles above. Just make sure the color coordinates with the white counter and cabinets. Some whites are too stark, others too creamy. There are so many options for white subway that you are bound to find one that works with both cabinet color and counters.

Get a Light Gray grout white grout get Dirty looking later

I don’t want it to look old fashioned...I worry that this tile May look old fashioned....prefer a more modern look ....I‘m leaning towards the the tiles Beth proposed for a more modern touch...,the island is removable so I don‘t want that to dictate the style...

here are pics of the tile in kitchens, I like the tiles in the first pic better; however, I like the beveled looks of the tiles suggested by Beth

I have to get some samples

I'm not there in the room - but I don't specially mind backsplash - forms 3 with dark floor and counter top.... what's wrong with more of the same as long as it's not overkill?

everdebz — the current backsplash still looks really dark and busy

I loved this kitchen when I did it 1-2 yrs ago ... everyone loves it .... I think it’s too dark and busy ..,,

I can see that a white tile will be better when I put them all together

the Newport white and pic above seem similar

What did you decide to do with that second (black) table?

Suezbell — some of the pictures were old, the dark table was in the kitchen before the white one. The guy who is doing the countertops offered to cover the current table; however, I’m not sure I want this particular table covered in quartz. It’s really just something I picked up to fill the space. I’m in the process of looking for a more modern table to put in this space. I can also see how painting it Black can make it disappear in the interim like some of the pics posted above. We’ll see how it looks after I paint, the wooden top may look like an accent ....

Here is a bright “white“ tile next to the cabinets

yes thats a new window!! ;-) installed windows throughout the entire house today

I don’t want the whites to clash like I see here :( :(

If you can‘t see the cabinet in the picture turn your phone or tablet horizontal

I think if you are going with an all white kitchen the floor will become the issue. You may want to look at lighter flooring to make sure that what you are zeroing in with the other finishes will actually work when you decide to replace the flooring.

TedBixby — good point, I will probably not replace this floor in the next 3-5 years if I can get this white kitchen to mute it out

here is the floor in the rest of the house, so any light colored flooring might work in the future

it would have to match the white kitchen and this floor as the entry and kitchen flooring are the same

Make sure you get under cabinet lighting

Happyleg —- yes I have under cabinet lighting but I have failed to understand why everyone seems to ask about it more recently — what if you don’t keep them on all the time

is everyone keeping them on nowadays ??

just curious

You don't need to keep them on always it's nice to walk in the kitchen view without turning overhead on if you are making a San later or tea or coffee or getting a beer whatever and it's nice to prepare food with with on you could see what should doing its close-at-hand task

Happyleg — the ones that the previous owner installed are more like night lights or accent lights ...

The quartz may have made the cabinets go “almond” :/ I’ll snap shot the final photo. I may just need better lighting...but I’m already at 4000k and the shades are up. Stay tuned ... I’m ok painting the cabinets if needed....

Can you see it? This is the best photo to capture what I see

But the lighter countertops looks great!!!

Regarding your lighting, if LED make sure it is 90+ CRI. Lower CRI (color rendering index) can cause off colors.

I love it so much better & brighter!

I love how bright it is!!!!

The floor is definitely muted and no longer the focal point!

The cabinets look gray/yellow for sure!

we’ll see if we can tighten this up with backsplash and paint

If u paint ceiling a high gloss white; light will bounce around room!

Well the 5000k daylight looked essentially the same, it’s not the lighting :/. I think I’m going to end up painting the cabinet, but I’ll see what my backsplash and painting options are before doing that.

My painter can do it, but he says if he skips the sanding the paint will look flat and antique....not sure what that means so I told him I needed pictures.

Your cabinets look fine. Change the wall paint and backsplash first.

This is the best photos to capture what I’m seeing, the cabinets appear yellow or gray

the clash is really terrible ...

Paint the walls a lighter color first. Very cheap fix! A lighter neutral. Try accessible beige -SW or Natural Tan-SW. you may want to avoid gray because they may look too blue with your floor. With fresh paint then you may not feel the need to redo back splash. This may get you by till you redo the floors.

Docrm — the backsplash is definitely going, it still looks too busy

we were already looking at ivory colored backsplashes instead of bright white

I’m hoping there’s a fix ... but I’m already getting quotes to paint the cabinets ... just in case ... then you have to be careful not to paint the cabinets so white that the quartz looks yellow :/

I love black-and-white back splashes

Ok close up looks more like abalone shell...

The sink looks great!!!

designer coming out today to help me select a backsplash and paint color to save these new gray cabinets, I’ll keep you posted

Ok so we don’t think it‘s going too yellow or gray to paint the cabinets :-)

We’re going to stick with

Artisan Ceramic white tile, including tiling around the window with the sink, Chantilly white paint

more modern island

white cellular blinds

chrome hardware

still Considering flushed lighting

we also “floated” the idea of removing the buffet cabinets, taking the tile up that entire wall and putting walnut floating shelves!!! ;)

I can’t wait to show you the finished product!

remodeling — yes I’m all over the place with projects! Getting my gifts in for the holidays! Thank you

Looking great so far! Don’t touch the cabinets! Just paint and change backsplash and maybe different more modern hardware
Your floor will add drama when everything is bright instead of swallowing the room in darkness

There are several discussions about “ivory cabinets + white countertops” on Houzz. If you work with it, the room will look deliberate. But if it upsets you, then painting the cabinets precedes the backsplash choice. The kitchen looks great in the photos, but we aren’t there in person. Make yourself happy with your kitchen. It’s the most important room in the house.

The matching of whites is a tricky one. So to make it a bit easier, why not go with a backsplash that isn't completely "white".

I just saw this tile in another post and something like this might work well for your purposes. This one is Bedrosians and you can see that there is subtle colour variation in their "white". And it appears to have a grey "undertone" going on there (hard to tell from photos - you'd need to get some samples and see it in real life).

Cloe 2.5" x 8" Wall Tile in White | Bedrosians Tile & Stone · More Info

I also think if you can find a colour of tile to match the lightest coloured veining in your counters, that would be a good choice too.

Hopefully someone like @Beth H. : will come along with some ideas - she always has great suggestions.

Here is the tile. Actually similar to whats Posted Above

The 1st one

I like that above tile are you going with 2 different kinds together for shading or just one if just 1 pick the 1 on the left it looks White

Might I suggest putting a piece of white paper/posterboard behind the tile you are auditioning for the backsplash? Try to cover the existing backsplash completely so you only see the cabinets, counter, and tile candidates.

That would keep you from unconsciously comparing to the existing (or allow it to "color" the space). It would give you a more clear picture of which way you want to do with the new tile.

Happyleg — it’s the 1st tile, the white one, no mixing

Michelle —- thank you for that bit of advice! I actually like it better! (I used an old picture frame)

Yes, the one on the left.

Looks like nice tiles - could crack them and form to make the top of a tray or such.... I must've read it... yep.

This is the tile for anyone who would like to know, we’re doing the grout to match, Avalanche

Looks fabulous!

That white paper trick works well for many things, including/especially choosing paint colors. Paint up some posterboard with the colors you are considering, but be sure to leave a white border. That way, you are not directly comparing the test color to the existing one - you've separated them with the white border.